IMPAQT - Integrative Multidisciplinary People-centered Architectural Qualification & Training
Kontakt
Dr. Peter Gotsch
+49 561 804-2371
gotsch[at]asl.uni-kassel[dot]de
Mohamed ElGamal
+49 561 804-3224
mohamed.elgamal[at]asl.uni-kassel[dot]de
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The 3-year project funded by the European Commission aims to promote a people-centred approach in architectural education. It seeks to train architects capable of initiating a paradigm shift in Egyptian architecture practice; to become more integrative,multidisciplinary, people-centred, utilizing ICT enabling technology to better consider social,psychological and cultural dimensions of design and meetthe needs of current and futuregenerations, to create more supportive and inclusive settlements that positively impact human well-being, safety and satisfaction leading to the prosperity of cities convincing otheractors and shapers of the environment to adopt this approach. A consortium of highly esteemed partners in their fields of specialization, from Europe and Egypt, come together to realize this vision through several outputs such as a new architectural Bachelors Programme at Nile University, Cairo, new course modules for all other participating Universities and research institutions and respective lifelong learning modules on people-centred architecture.
Role of the Chair of Urban Regeneration and Theory, University Kassel
The German team is a part of Kassel University which is particularly known for its excellent environmental study and research programmes. Our Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Planning (ASL) has a long standing reputation for an interdisciplinary and integrative approach combining all the three above disciplines under one roof and focusing on the relationship of people and the environment. User-oriented planning and enhanced design training cultivates a critical, responsible creative approach.
Our team is part of the Chair of Urban Regeneration at the the chair conducts research on urban regeneration and develops concepts and planning solutions, covering a thorough analysis of the existing physical, social and economic structures and their improvement as well as the political economy, and the effectiveness and efficiency of grant schemes in the urban field.
While the chair focuses on issues such as urban governance and urban politics and at spatial development in the post-modern era, it has a long track record of cooperation with the architecture and landscape planning fields.
Activities
The Kassel team is leading the development of 5 courses/ modules related to urban planning such as
- ͞The Contemporary City,
- Urban Planning Process,
- Urban Planning II
- Landscape Architecture and Planning
- and a lifelong learning module on Urban Planning and Design.
Moreover it provides input to core modules of "Architecture and Urban Design" and "Human Behaviour". Not least, it contributes to general project packages of Literature survey and Gap Analysis, the Development of the Program Structure and Pedagogy , ICT and Virtual Reality support in Architectural Education,Training of Teachers and Developers, Program Delivery and Implementation, Quality Control and Monitoring, Dissemination and Project Management.
Team
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Altrock
Dr. Peter Gotsch
Mohamed ElGamal